Lynchburg, Va. – The Elon University Indoor Track & Field team will spend three days in Virginia, taking part in the fourth annual Brant Tolsma Invitational beginning Thursday. One of 15 participating schools, Thursday's competition will center on the pentathlon before other events take place Friday and Saturday. Elon will also send select members of the men's cross country team to compete in distance events.
 
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• Brant Tolsma Invitational
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BRANT TOLSMA INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THURSDAY
11:00 am – Pentathlon (Hollie Thurgood, Lizzie Lopez)
 
FRIDAY
3:00 pm – Long jump (Linn Hertz Saebboe, Alexa Mark)
5:00 pm – Weight throw (Kaitlin McGoogan, Lauryn Carlton, Adriana Clarke, Amelia Metz, Tristin Oberg, Meghan Coyne, Haleigh Cephus)
6:25 pm – 200 (Piper Jons, Meghan Wilcox, Danielle Dyer, Mya Lee, Stavriana Adamou)
6:55 pm – 3000 Men (Daniel King, Evan Taylor, Caden Strickland, Braden Anthes, Michael Koenig)
7:20 pm – 3000 (Quinn Smith, Abby Beville, Hannah Weber, Cami Glebocki, Braetan Peters, Alice Roberts)
7:50 pm – 5000 Men (Caden Strickland)
8:10 pm – 5000 (Jette Beermann, Madison Synowiec, Katie Blount, Lizzie Vinci, Hattie Reynolds, Hannah Miller, Maggie Springer)
 
SATURDAY
11:00 am – High jump (Hannah Schonhoff, Noelle Murray, Justice Wilbourn, Katherine Faddis)
11:00 am – Shot put (Lauryn Carlton, Tristin Oberg, Adriana Clarke, Haleigh Cephus)
11:00 am – 60 hurdles prelims (Ja'mia Johnson, Stavriana Adamou)
11:30 am – Pole vault (Caden Cerminara)
11:40 am – Mile (Quinn Smith, Abby Beville, Julia Bell, Sarah Petitjean, Hannah Weber, Cami Glebocki, Braetan Peters)
12:25 pm – 60 prelims (Meghan Wilcox, Mya Lee, Danielle Dyer)
12:45 pm – Triple jump (Linn Hertz Saebboe)
12:45 pm – 60 hurdles finals
1:25 pm – 60 finals
2:05 pm – 400 (Piper Jons, Anna Kozlova, Hampton Turton)
3:00 pm – 800 (Emily Alps, Arianna Sakoutis)
3:30 pm – 1000 (Sarah Petitjean, Julia Bell)
4:10 pm – 1600 relay (Elon A, Elon B)
 
HOW WE'VE STARTED
Elon opened the season more than a month ago by competing in three different meets Dec. 1-3. Senior Piper Jons won both the 200 and 400 at the Visit Winston-Salem JDL College Kick-off. The school record holder in both events, Jons began pursuit of CAA individual championships in strong fashion.
 
Another senior, Kaitlin McGoogan broke the school record in the weight throw at the JDL Early Bird Invitational. Her toss of 18.83m (61-9.5) is tops in the CAA this year. She was sixth at the conference championships a year ago in the event but is a CAA Champion in the hammer throw, taking the title at last year's outdoor championships.
 
A week ago, Elon returned to action at the Mondo College Invitational at JDL Fast Track. Jons again won the 200, while freshman Hannah Weber posted a victory in the 3,000 competing in a collegiate meet for the first time.
 
WHERE CHAMPIONS RESIDE
Since 2019, Elon's women's cross country/track & field program has won nine CAA Championships. The Phoenix took home the triple crown a year ago (winning the CAA women's cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field titles) and earned the first leg again this year with a fifth straight cross country championship in the fall. Listed below are Elon's recent championships and closest competitors:
 
Outdoor Track & Field
2023 – Elon 185, Hampton 124, William & Mary 90
2022 – Elon 195, Delaware 154, Towson 148
2021 – Elon 191.5, Towson 174, Delaware 130
 
Indoor Track & Field
2023 – Elon 129.83, Hampton 121.33, Northeastern 93
 
Women's Cross Country
2023 – Elon 36, Stony Brook 55, Northeastern 78
2022 – Elon 30, Northeastern 49, Stony Brook 91
2021 – Elon 27, Notheastern 66, Delaware 66
2020 – Elon 35, Northeastern 66, James Madison 90
2019 – Elon 41, Delaware 62, William & Mary 68
 
AMONG THE RECORD HOLDERS
Listed below are current student-athletes who rank among Elon's all-time top 10 indoor records.
 
60 – 2. Meghan Wilcox 7.61, t7. Piper Jons 7.88
200 – 1. Piper Jons 24.23, 6. Meghan Wilcox 24.87
300 – 1. Piper Jons 39.34
400 – 1. Piper Jons 54.28
500 – 7. Anna Kozlova 1:17.95
600 – 3. Emily Alps 1:38.35, 4. Alison Hodgson 1:38.58, 5. Arianna Sakoutis 1:38.74, 8. Anna Kozlova 1:40.24
800 – 4. Anna Twomey 2:12.46, 6. Alison Hodgson 2:13.17
1000 – 1. Anna Twomey 2:47.25, 5. Alison Hodgson 2:56.41, 7. Jette Beermann 2:57.27
Mile – 2. Jette Beermann 4:47.28, 5. Anna Twomey 4:52.25, 10. Leandra Lorenz 4:56.44
3000 – 3. Jette Beermann 9:35.60, 5. Anna Twomey 9:41.60, 8. Maggie Springer 9:43.21, 9. Hannah Miller 9:45.18
5000 – 5. Maggie Springer 16:47.73, 7. Katie Blount 17:04.19, 9. Madison Synowiec 17:13.96
60 hurdles – 8. Ja'mia Johnson 8.99
1600 relay – 1. Piper Jons 3:43.57, 4. Meghan Wilcox, Piper Jons 3:47.92
3200 relay – 2. Anna Twomey 8:58.92, 3. Leandra Lorenz, Emily Alps, Alison Hodgson 9:03.52, 4. Anna Twomey 9:05.31, 5. Jette Beermann, Anna Twomey 9:10.29, 9. Anna Twomey 9:18.59
DMR – 1. Anna Twomey, Jette Beermann 11:35.14, 5. Anna Twomey 11:57.67, 6. Leandra Lorenz 12:02.52, 8. Sarah Petitjean, Jasmine Young 12:06.86
Long jump – 3. Linn Hertz Saebboe 5.83m (19-1.5), 8. Alexa Mark 5.58m (18-3.75)
Triple jump – 3. Linn Hertz Saebboe 12.06m (39-7)
High jump – 3. Hannah Schonhoff 1.69m (5-6.5)
Pole vault – t6. Caden Cerminara 3.40m (11-1.75), 9. Lizzie Lopez 3.15m (10-4)
Shot put – 4. Lauryn Carlton 14.14m (46-4.75)
Weight throw – 1. Kaitlin McGoogan 18.83m (61-9.5), 2. Lauryn Carlton 18.49m (60-8)
Pentathlon – 4. Hollie Thurgood 3,168, 6. Lizzie Lopez 3,074
 
CAA RANKINGS
Listed below are current student-athletes who rank among the top 20 in the CAA in an event this year.
 
60 – 16. Meghan Wilcox 7.83
200 – 7. Piper Jons 24.75, 20. Meghan Wilcox 25.68
400 – 3. Piper Jons 56.88, 11. Hampton Turton 1:01.05
800 – 4. Alison Hodgson 2:14.70, 8. Shayla Cann 2:18.11
60 hurdles – 14. Stavriana Adamou 9.10
1600 relay – 10. Elon (Cann, Hodgson, Alps, Havemann) 4:04.58
High jump – 4. Hannah Schonhoff 1.69m (5-6.5), 14. Lizzie Lopez 1.59m (5-2.5)
Pole vault – 7. Caden Cerminara 3.40m (11-1.75)
Long jump – 9. Alexa Mark 5.53m (18-1.75), 9. Linn Hertz Saebboe 5.53m (18-1.75)
Shot put – 12. Lauryn Carlton 12.86m (42-2.25), 19. Hollie Thurgood 11.64m (38-2.25)
Weight throw – 1. Kaitlin McGoogan 18.83m (61-9.5), 7. Lauryn Carlton 16.94m (55-7), 15. Adriana Clarke 15.43m (50-7.5), 18. Amelia Metz 14.83m (48-8)
Pentathlon – 4. Hollie Thurgood 3,135, 7. Lizzie Lopez 2,908
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Listed below are current Elon student-athletes who rank among the top 100 in the country in an event this year.
 
400 – 93. Piper Jons 56.88
800 – 67. Alison Hodgson 2:14.70
Weight throw – 57. Kaitlin McGoogan 18.83m (61-9.5)
Pentathlon – 87. Hollie Thurgood 3,135
 
ELON WINS INAUGURAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
For the first time in its history, the Colonial Athletic Association sponsored an indoor track & field championship in 2023. Elon scored 129.83 points to edge out Hampton (121.33) for the crown. Jette Beermann, in the mile, was Elon's lone event winner but the Phoenix flexed its depth, scoring points in all 18 events over the course of two days.
 
HE'S OUR COACH
Mark Elliston was named the inaugural CAA Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year in the spring of 2023 and earned CAA Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year honors for the third straight season (and fifth overall) following the 2023 campaign. He has now earned eight Coach of the Year accolades over 17 seasons at Elon.